'Our hearts were broken because here it is the third Christmas for our residents and their family,' said Cindy Donovan, CEO of the Loch Lomond Villa amid a COVID-19 outbreak.

As the House of Commons returns Saturday in an effort to pass the wage subsidy bill to help beleaguered businesses during the COVID-19 crisis, Canada must also contend with major problems at long-term care homes.

Hundreds of long-term care homes across the country are facing COVID-19 outbreaks, and they will continue to happen without more aggressive testing practices, says an expert.